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HSIEH Kaylin Sin Yan
NOC Hong Kong, China   
GenderWomen
Born 19 May 2001
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Hong Kong Sports Institute [HKSI] [HKG] / University of Notre Dame [USA]:
General Interest
Ambitions To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (hd.stheadline.com, 21 Jul 2021)
Awards and honours During her collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, United States of America, she was named the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] Fencer of the Year for women's epee. (und.com, 01 Jan 2023; LinkedIn profile, 25 Mar 2022)

She was named the 2018 Hong Kong Outstanding Young Athlete of the Year and Most Promising Young Athlete of the Year at the Sports for Hope Foundation Outstanding Junior Athlete Awards in Hong Kong, China. (xinhuanet.com, 15 Mar 2019; scmp.com, 15 Mar 2019)

She was flag bearer for Hong Kong, China at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (scmp.com, 09 Oct 2018)

In 2017 she received the Most Promising Athlete award at the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. (thestandard.com.hk, 04 Apr 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Student
Languages Cantonese, English
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age six in Hong Kong, China, and practised foil for four years while she was at primary school. She switched to epee in middle school.
General Interest
Nicknames Hsieh-hsieh (hk01.com, 04 Apr 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She enjoyed sports as a child and also did swimming, taekwondo, and basketball before focusing on fencing. "The coach thought that foil would limit me to Hong Kong, but epee would help me reach a world-class level."
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Don't be proud of yourself if you win, it may not be you who will win next time. Even if you are a talented player, you won't win every time. If you lose, it's no big deal. First of all, you need to know what made you lose. If you win, you should think about what you did to win. Similarly, if you lose, you need to review where the problem lies and do better next time. Sometimes you learn more from losing a bout than winning. " (eduplus.hk, 01 Jul 2021)
Other information FROM CANADA TO HONG KONG
She was born in Canada and moved to Hong Kong, China with her family at age four. (hk01.com, 04 Apr 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Gia Kvaratskhelia [Notre Dame]; Octavian Zidaru [HKG]
Further Personal Information
Higher education Business - University of Notre Dame: United States
General Interest
Most influential person in career Her mother, and coach Octavian Zidaru. (eduplus.hk, 01 Jul 2021)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 7 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2023 8 Team Epee Milan, Italy
2022 7 Team Epee Cairo, Egypt
Asian Championships
2023 2 Team Epee Wuxi, China
2023 Quarterfinal Individual Epee Wuxi, China
2019 3 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
2018 2 Team Epee Bangkok, Thailand
2018 3 Individual Epee Bangkok, Thailand